Under 3 hours from the UK
Everywhere reachable in under three hours’ flight time — a short-haul list built from real flight times, not from a discount that might not last.
Under 3 hours
Brussels
City · Belgium1h from the UK€25 from Manchester
Dublin
City · Ireland1h from the UK€17 from Manchester
Amsterdam
City · Netherlands1h 05m from the UK€24 from Manchester
Paris
City · France1h 10m from the UK€26 from London Gatwick
Zurich
City · Switzerland1h 40m from the UK€34 from London Gatwick
Copenhagen
City · Denmark1h 45m from the UK€18 from London Stansted
Berlin
City · Germany1h 45m from the UK€19 from London Stansted
Prague
City · Czechia1h 50m from the UK€23 from London Stansted
Munich
City · Germany1h 50m from the UK€33 from London Gatwick
Salzburg
City · Austria1h 55m from the UK€33 from London Stansted
Oslo
City · Norway1h 55m from the UK€19 from London Stansted
Barcelona
City · Spain2h from the UK€18 from London Stansted
Nice
City · France2h 05m from the UK€27 from London Stansted
Venice
City · Italy2h 05m from the UK€21 from London Stansted
Vienna
City · Austria2h 10m from the UK€24 from London Stansted
Fares are one-way prices per traveller, checked regularly against Travelpayouts — indicative, not live quotes, and shown only where we hold one. See holiday packages from the UK for real return windows with dates.
What’s here
38 city22 food & drink14 party12 beach9 family friendly5 mountains
Weather across these destinations
Monthly highs and rainfall averaged across the 42 destinations matched above — one place inside that set can run warmer or cooler than this. Gold months are the best weather fit by our formula.
- Best overall
- June · July · August · September
- Hottest
- July · 28°C
- Wettest
- October · 94mm
- January, averaged across these destinations: daily high 9°C, 71mm rainfall.
- February, averaged across these destinations: daily high 11°C, 58mm rainfall.
- March, averaged across these destinations: daily high 13°C, 74mm rainfall.
- April, averaged across these destinations: daily high 16°C, 68mm rainfall.
- May, averaged across these destinations: daily high 21°C, 74mm rainfall.
- June, averaged across these destinations: daily high 25°C, 64mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- July, averaged across these destinations: daily high 28°C, 55mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- August, averaged across these destinations: daily high 28°C, 61mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- September, averaged across these destinations: daily high 23°C, 92mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- October, averaged across these destinations: daily high 19°C, 94mm rainfall.
- November, averaged across these destinations: daily high 13°C, 94mm rainfall.
- December, averaged across these destinations: daily high 9°C, 84mm rainfall.
What it costs
An inexpensive restaurant meal runs from around €4 in Tunisia to €27 in Switzerland — editorial estimates, not live prices.
Plan the dates and budget
Compare return fares and estimated trip costs from the UK.
Plan around every UK bank holiday and the long weekend it makes.
Christmas market weekends 2026 from the UK.
Where to spend Christmas 2026, from the UK.
New Year city breaks 2026–27 from the UK.
Christmas and New Year sun 2026 from the UK.
Weekend city breaks from Stansted & Manchester.
Winter sun compared: Canaries, Cyprus, Malta.
Long-haul winter sun: Dubai, Egypt, Turkey.
February half-term 2027 from the UK.
Spring sun 2027, March-April breaks from the UK.
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